swift one
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My friend just bought a Stevens 200 in 223. finally starting to put it together and when we tried to chamber a round. It would not chamber. The bolt would grab the round and the round consistently hits the face of the chammber. Center left every time. I tried palying wioth the magazine spring and it is not helping. I also noticed when comparing it to other savage and stevens magaines, that the raised portion of the follower is set to the left and not to the right like every other one. It absolutley will only chamber 55gr full metal jacket bullets and nothing hollow point.I also noticed that with different torch settings onthe stock screws, the bullet would load different. This is not like other experiences that I have had with savage and stevens rifles. My steven 200 7mm-08 works like a champ.
I thought about tinkering with it some more, but seeing how not a single round has been through it, I am considering calling Savage and seeing if they will take it back and fix or replace the whole rifle. Any thoughts or ideas?
I thought about tinkering with it some more, but seeing how not a single round has been through it, I am considering calling Savage and seeing if they will take it back and fix or replace the whole rifle. Any thoughts or ideas?